diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index bc867412cf..d05c897970 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -4078,23 +4078,22 @@ bool PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, std::atomic<bool>& inter
         if (m_enable_bip61) {
             connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_MALFORMED, std::string("error parsing message")));
         }
-        if (strstr(e.what(), "end of data"))
-        {
+        if (strstr(e.what(), "end of data")) {
             // Allow exceptions from under-length message on vRecv
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s(%s, %u bytes): Exception '%s' caught, normally caused by a message being shorter than its stated length\n", __func__, SanitizeString(strCommand), nMessageSize, e.what());
-        }
-        else if (strstr(e.what(), "size too large"))
-        {
+        } else if (strstr(e.what(), "size too large")) {
             // Allow exceptions from over-long size
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s(%s, %u bytes): Exception '%s' caught\n", __func__, SanitizeString(strCommand), nMessageSize, e.what());
-        }
-        else if (strstr(e.what(), "non-canonical ReadCompactSize()"))
-        {
+        } else if (strstr(e.what(), "non-canonical ReadCompactSize()")) {
             // Allow exceptions from non-canonical encoding
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s(%s, %u bytes): Exception '%s' caught\n", __func__, SanitizeString(strCommand), nMessageSize, e.what());
-        }
-        else
-        {
+        } else if (strstr(e.what(), "Superfluous witness record")) {
+            // Allow exceptions from illegal witness encoding
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s(%s, %u bytes): Exception '%s' caught\n", __func__, SanitizeString(strCommand), nMessageSize, e.what());
+        } else if (strstr(e.what(), "Unknown transaction optional data")) {
+            // Allow exceptions from unknown witness encoding
+            LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s(%s, %u bytes): Exception '%s' caught\n", __func__, SanitizeString(strCommand), nMessageSize, e.what());
+        } else {
             PrintExceptionContinue(std::current_exception(), "ProcessMessages()");
         }
     } catch (...) {